Tuesday 15 March - Kaingaroa Forest Fieldtrip

Located in the central North Island of New Zealand, Kaingaroa Forest is regarded as one of the crown jewels of international forestry. The forest covers 189,000 hectares and is one of theoldest and largest softwood plantations in the world.

Multi site analysis of clonal experiment using pedigree and marker based relationship matrix

Results interpretation

Requirements:

Basic R programing experiences

Experiences with ASReml-R or linear models in R

Information on installation of ASReml –r and licensing will be provided later.

Bioinformatics workshopDan JonesEmily Telfer

Ever wondered how Bioinfomatics can impact a tree breeding programme? Many of the latest genotyping platforms are making use of next generation sequencing platforms such as Illumina's HiSeq. Genotype-by-sequencing (GBS) methods rely on downstream bioinformatics to convert sequence data into a genotype file. In addition, transcriptome sequencing enables us to track variation in gene expression as a trait. A basic overview of Bioinformatics and types of applications for tree breeders is covered in this workshop, run by Dr Dan Jones of University of Auckland and NZ Genomics Ltd.

Scion Tour

Tour Scion's research facilities where renewable and sustainable bioproducts are being convertedfrom wood and plant fibre.
Please note that space on this tour is limited.

3.00pm

Afternoon Tea

3.30pm

Theme: Forestry, animals and horticulture

Concurrent Session A

Concurrent Session B

ASREML-R workshop continued

Forestry, animals and horticulture

4.10pm

Closing and discussion

6.30pm

Conference Dinner

Friday 18 March

8.30am

Housekeeping

8.40am

Theme: Putting it all togetherKeynote: John McEwanFrontiers of genomic selection in sheep